Al‑hikma wa natiijitha
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1 Ya wileedi,
asmaʼ kalaami
wa ahfad wasiiyti.
2 Khutt baalak le hikmati
wa aftah galbak wa afham kalaami.
3 Aywa,
dawwir al‑maʼrafa
wa l‑fihim kula,
atulbah.
4 Hibb al‑hikma misil tihibb al‑fudda
wa misil al‑dahab al‑madfuun,
fattichha.
 
5 Wa be da,
tafham maʼana al‑khoof min Allah
wa khalaas,
inta taʼarif al‑Rabb be irfe sahiiha.
6 Achaan Allah yanti al‑hikma
wa hu bas yanti al‑fihim wa l‑maʼrafa.
7 Allah yahfad al‑hikma le l‑adiiliin
wa hu misil daraga yahmi al‑tamaamiin.
8 Hu yahmi tariig al‑aadiliin
wa yahfad derib al‑muʼminiin.
 
9 Wa be da,
tabga saalih
wa tisawwi al‑hagg wa l‑adaala
wa taʼarif kulla tariig
al‑yiwaddiik le l‑kheer.
10 Wa l‑hikma tadkhul fi galbak
wa tafrah be l‑maʼrafa inta zaatak.
11 Al‑fikir al‑adiil,
yahfadak
wa l‑fihim al‑sahiih,
yahmiik.
 
12 Al‑hikma tigabbilak min derib al‑fasliin
wa tinajjiik min al‑naas al‑mufsidiin
13 al‑yaabo derib al‑nuur
wa yamchu fi derib al‑dalaam.
14 Humman farhaaniin be l‑fasaala
wa yihibbu daayman al‑fasaad.
15 Humman deribhum aʼwaj
wa tariighum mukanjar.
 
16 Wa be l‑hikma min al‑zaaniye tanja,
al‑eenha wasiiʼe wa tukhuchch be kalaamha.
17 Hi khallat raajilha
hana awwal chabaabha
wa nisat muʼaahadatha
giddaam Ilaahha.
18 Al‑yamchi le beetha yamchi le l‑moot
wa l‑yichiil deribha yagaʼ fi l‑haawiye.
19 Al‑yifattichha ma yalga al‑derib al‑yigabbilah
wa la yalga al‑tariig al‑yiwaddiih le l‑haya.
 
20 Wa khalaas,
ya wileedi,
amchi fi derib al‑zeeniin
wa chiil tariig al‑saalihiin.
21 Achaan al‑ard,
al‑adiiliin bas yawrusuuha
wa l‑tamaamiin daayman yaskunuuha.
22 Laakin al‑aasiyiin,
min al‑ard yamurguuhum
wa l‑khaddaariin,
minha yaturduuhum.